Comments on: The 4 dollar gallon of petrol (we wish!)

By: Mortgage the house to fill up the tank… at Silversprite

Mortgage the house to fill up the tank… at Silversprite — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:43:36 +0000

[...] ouch! (and I don’t drive). I blogged about this using a photo taken by Leanish of a petrol pump in Barra, further south of here. Those happy days, [...]

By: Anne C

Anne C — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:11:16 +0000

i don’t drive either, neither do many of my friends – technically i suppose i am banned from driving – although i have never driven – but i like to think i wouldn’t bother with a car now, any way. Although a motor bike would be nice on long Journeys

By: Jonny

Jonny — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:58:52 +0000

To Mike, I live on the Islands and do 32,000 miles a year driving and about 2000 sea miles as well.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:08:56 +0000

You need to remember the distances traveled in most of the USA is far greater than in the Western Isles.
Lots of people in Southern California commute 30, 40, and 50 miles to work (one way). I used to put over 1000 miles a month on my vehicle, here I have traveled less than a thousand miles in the past year.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:15:29 +0000

You don’t drive? Are you banned? How do you manage to survive in the Outer Hebrides without driving?